Board of Trustees
List of 2005 Resolutions
Resolution 05-01: Excusing Pindar from the ISOC BoT NomComm
RESOLVED that Pindar be excused from the ISOC BoT NomComm.
Resolution 05-02: Approval of the minutes of past meetings.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the 38th and 44th meetings of the ISOC Board be approved.
Resolution 05-03: Confirmation of electronic votes.
RESOLVED that the electronic votes to approve BCP-07, to reconfirm Board resolution 96-12, to approve the 2005 IAB slate and to adopt the chapter funding proposal be confirmed.
Resolution 05-04: Filling out the Project Funding Committee
RESOLVED that Veni Markovski be added to the Project Funding Committee.
Resolution 05-05: Staffing the Ad Hoc ISOC-IASA committee.
RESOLVED that the membership of the Ad Hoc ISOC-IASA committee be Steve Crocker (chair), Fred Baker, Scott Bradner, Stephen Squires, Margaret Wasserman, and Lynn St. Amour.
Resolution 05-06: Staffing the Ad Hoc ISOC-PIR committee
RESOLVED that the membership of the Ad Hoc ISOC-PIR committee be Glenn Ricart (Chair), Fred Baker, Steve Crocker, Margaret Wasserman, Rosa Delgado, Pindar, Wong and Lynn St. Amour.
Resolution 05-07: Approval of the minutes of past meetings.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the 45th, 46th and 47th meetings of the ISOC Board be approved as written.
Resolution 05-08: The role of the ISOC nominations committee
RESOLVED that the nomcom chair form a subcommittee to develop a recommendation for board consideration about the role and operation of future ISOC nomcoms.
Resolution 05-09: ISOC's 2004 Audit Report
RESOLVED that the Board accepts and affirms the Audit Committee Report regarding the audit of ISOC's calendar year 2004 financial statements and commends Lynn DuVal for her excellent accounting.
Resolution 05-10: Thanking the Nominations and Elections committees
RESOLVED that the Board thanks Margaret Wasserman and George Sadowsky and their respective Nominations and Elections committees for their excellent work. Glenn seconded the motion.
Resolution 05-11: Election of Chair.
RESOLVED that Fred Baker be elected as Chair of the ISOC Board.
Resolution 05-12: Ad Hoc board committees
RESOLVED that the Ad Hoc PIR and ISOC IASA board committees be continued.
Resolution 05-13: Officers and other positions
RESOLVED that Scott Bradner be appointed Secretary, Glenn Ricart be appointed Treasurer and Audit Committee Chair, Desiree Miloshevic be appointed Nominations Committee Chair, Veni Markovski be appointed as Elections Committee Chair, Steve Crocker be appointed the Chair of the Ad Hoc IASA committee and Glenn Ricart be appointed the Chair of the Ad Hoc PIR committee.
Resolution 05-14: Executive Committee
RESOLVED that the ISOC Executive Committee consist of Fred Baker,Steve Crocker, Glenn Ricart, Patrick Vande Walle and Daniel Karrenberg, with ex-officio members Lynn St Amour (as president), Glenn Ricart (as Treasurer) and Scott Bradner (as Secretary).
Resolution 05-15: Adopting the ISOC Strategic Operating Plan
RESOLVED that the ISOC Board adopts Strategic Operating Plan version 3.3 as the prime strategic directive from the board of Trustees to Lynn St Amour CEO and to be the blueprint of an ISOC operating plan.
Resolution 05-16: Authorizing the signing of an IETF Trust
WHEREAS the IETF Trust ("Trust") is to be created to acquire, hold, manage, maintain, protect and license the intellectual property rights ("IPR") of the IETF for the benefit of the IETF Community
WHEREAS the Settlors of the Trust are the Corporation for National Research Initiatives ("CNRI") and the Internet Society ("ISOC")
WHEREAS the Settlors are to contribute all rights, title and interest in all IETF IPR held by them to the Trust
WHEREAS the Trustees of the Trust are to be the members of the IETF Administrative Oversight Committee ("IAOC") including the IETF Administrative Director ("IAD")
Be It Resolved that simultaneously with the execution of appropriate documents that create the Trust by the Settlors ISOC contributes all of its IETF IPR then currently held
Be It Resolved that any and all IETF IPR that comes into the possession of ISOC subsequent to the creation of the Trust shall become the property of the Trust
Be It Further Resolved that the President of ISOC is hereby authorized to execute such documents as necessary to effect the foregoing, including creation of the IETF Trust, the contribution of all IETF IPR held by ISOC at the time of Trust creation and thereafter, and, as necessary or appropriate, to execute such other documents, correspondence or the like to provide assurances of the commitment of ISOC to the foregoing actions.
Resolution 05-17: Expressing thanks to and support of the IASA
RESOLVED that the ISOC board thanks the IAOC for their efforts to resolve this issue and to express the ongoing support of the ISOC.
Resolution 05-18: Supporting the ECC
RESOLVED that the ISOC reinforces its previous resolutions to endorse and support the ISOC-ECC and encourages it to proceed with all due speed in creating a legal entity. As agreed in the 2003 MOU, ISOC has chartered ISOC-ECC to be a part of ISOC, supporting ISOC’s mission, principles, and goals, and coordinating with ISOC on international initiatives. ISOC looks forward to reviewing and approving the legal documents required to set up and operate ISOC ECC just as it does with all chapters and coordinating councils.
Resolution 05-19: Approval of the minutes of the May 15-16 meeting of the Board of Trustees
RESOLVED that the minutes of May 15-16, 2004 meeting of the Board of Trustees are approved
Resolution 05-20: Approval of the minutes of the August 5, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees
RESOLVED that the minutes of the August 5, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees are approved
Resolution 05-21: Approval of the minutes of the August 5-6, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees
RESOLVED that the minutes of the August 5-6, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees are approved as amended.
Resolution 05-22: Confirmation of Electronic Votes
RESOLVED that the electronic votes defining the memberships of the Ad-hoc ISOC PIR, Ad-hoc ISOC IASA and Nominations committees are confirmed.
Resolution 05-23: Approval of revised policy for the delegation of financial authority
WHEREAS, the operations of the Internet Society are characterized by a growing number of programs, contracts, and other approved areas of assistance, involvement and financial support and outlays; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees and the executive management of the Internet Society desire that there be in effect a consistent, clear, and prudent policy regarding the authorization required to enter into certain agreements or financial transactions or to execute any instrument or take any other action to obligate the Internet Society to make any payments of money or of other value; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the attached INTERNET SOCIETY POLICY FOR DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL AUTHORITY OF OCTOBER 19, 2005, is hereby adopted by this Board of Trustees and shall be given effect in accordance with its terms until such time as it shall be superseded or withdrawn by the Board of Trustees of the Internet Society.
Resolution 05-24: Thanking Jim Galvin
RESOLVED that the ISOC Board of Trustees thanks Jim Galvin for all his efforts and extremely selfless support as ISOC VP for Individual Members and Chapters.
Resolution 05-25: Accept Charter for the ISOC Advisory Council
RESOLVED that the ISOC Board of Directors accepts the proposed charter for the ISOC Advisory Council as proposed.
